- Christmas from the Heart (David Archuleta album)
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Christmas from the Heart Studio album by David Archuleta Released October 13, 2009 Recorded June 2009 - September 2009 Genre Christmas, pop Length 56:32 Label Jive Producer Kurt Bestor, Sam Cardon, Jeff Archuleta, Emanuel Kiriakou, John Lee Hancock, Richard Parkinson Professional reviews David Archuleta chronology David Archuleta
(2008)Christmas from the Heart
(2009)The Other Side of Down
(2010)Singles from Christmas from the Heart - "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
Released: December 7, 2009
Christmas from the Heart is the second studio album, and first Christmas album, by American singer-songwriter David Archuleta. The album was released on October 13, 2009 under Jive Records.[3] "Melodies of Christmas", which was co-written by Archuleta, is the lone original song on the album.[4]
Contents
Track listing
The track listing is as follows.[5]
- "Joy to the World" – 4:19
- "Angels We Have Heard on High" – 3:36
- "O Come All Ye Faithful" – 3:19
- "Silent Night" – 4:49
- "The First Noel" – 4:32
- "O Holy Night" – 5:55
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (featuring Charice Pempengco) – 4:36
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" – 3:01
- "Pat-a-Pan" – 3:25
- "What Child Is This?" – 4:47
- "Riu Riu Chiu" – 3:54
- "Ave Maria" – 5:44
- "Melodies of Christmas" – 4:35
Promotion
David Archuleta promoted the album on his Christmas from the Heart Tour. He performed several songs from his album in several shows such as "Silent Night" at the Kaleidoscope Thanksgiving Special on Nov 26, 2009, "Melodies of Christmas" on Live with Regis and Kelly, "Pat-a-Pan" on Larry King Live, "Angels We Have Heard on High" on Fox & Friends and The Today Show and "Ave Maria on Nuestra Navidad a special on "Univision" a hispanic network.
Reception
Sales
- United States - 246,000[6]
Chart performance
Chart (2009) Peak
PositionU.S. Billboard 200 30 U.S. Holiday Charts 2 Singles charts
Year Single Peak US AC 2009 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 24[7] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Christmas from the Heart". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1646772. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ Paine, Kelsey. "Review: David Archuleta, "Christmas from the Heart"". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/new-releases/david-archuleta-christmas-from-the-heart-1004043341.story. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
- ^ "Christmas from the Heart - Available for pre-order @ Amazon!". The official David Archuleta site. http://davidarchuletanetwork.ning.com/profiles/blogs/christmas-from-the-heart. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Melodies of Christmas by David Archuleta". Songfacts. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17446. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
- ^ "Christmas from the Heart". Amazon.de. http://www.amazon.de/dp/B002QV2L9O/. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
- ^ "Bonus sales numbers: Kelly Clarkson, Daughtry, David Archuleta, more". USA Today. January 7, 2011. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/01/bonus-sales-numbers-kelly-clarkson-daughtry-david-archuleta-more/1. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
- ^ "Chart Highlights: Pop, Christian, Latin Songs & More". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/column-chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-christian-latin-songs-1004051499.story#/column-chartbeat/chart-highlights-pop-christian-latin-songs-1004051499.story. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
External links
Studios albums Singles "Crush" · "A Little Too Not Over You" · "Touch My Hand" · "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" · "Something 'Bout Love" · "Elevator" · "Falling Stars" · "Everything and More"Featured singles "I Wanna Know You" · "Somos El Mundo"Other songs Tours American Idols LIVE! Tour 2008 · David Archuleta Solo Tour 2009 · Demi Lovato Summer Tour 2009 · Christmas from the Heart Tour · Asian Tour · My Kind of Christmas TourBooks Related articles Categories:- David Archuleta albums
- Jive Records albums
- 2009 Christmas albums
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
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